Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 2 - Review - Exercises - Page 168: 45

Answer

a.\begin{aligned} f'(x)&=\lim\limits_{h\to0}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{x+h-x}\\ &=\lim\limits_{h\to0}\frac{\sqrt{3-5(x+h)}-\sqrt{3-5x}}{h} \\ &=\lim\limits_{h\to0}\frac{(\sqrt{3-5(x+h)}-\sqrt{3-5x})(\sqrt{3-5(x+h)}+\sqrt{3-5x})}{h(\sqrt{3-5(x+h)}+\sqrt{3-5x})} \\ &=\lim\limits_{h\to0}\frac{3-5(x+h)-3+5x}{h(\sqrt{3-5(x+h)}+\sqrt{3-5x})} \\ &=\lim\limits_{h\to0}\frac{-5h}{h(\sqrt{3-5(x+h)}+\sqrt{3-5x})} \\ &=\frac{-5}{(\sqrt{3-5x}+\sqrt{3-5x})} \\ &=\frac{-5}{2\sqrt{3-5x}} \end{aligned}

Work Step by Step

b.For $f(x)$,$3-5x\geq 0$,so $x\leq\frac 35$.f's domain is $\{x\vert x\leq\frac 35\}$ For $f'(x)$,$3-5x\geq0$ and $\sqrt{3-5x}\neq 0$ So $x\neq \frac 53$ So $f'$'s domain is $\{x\vert x<\frac35\}$
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